Tuesday, 13 June 2023

The Venerable (then merely Rev) Noel Wygiera preached this sermon 24 years ago today on the occasion of my being formally induced into St Barnabas Anglican Church, Medicine Hat—thank you, brother Noel🙏‼️

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In the officiant's words which open a service of Celebration of a New Ministry, we hear that such an occasion is a new beginning becau...
Sunday, 14 August 2022

A Short Funeral Sermon with Reference to 2 Corinthians 5.1-9, John 14.1-6 and Muscular Prayers: for Ken and Victoria Gair on Saturday 13 August 2022 at St Barnabas Anglican Church, Medicine Hat, Alberta

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Jesus is The One through whom are all things—all the lives and deaths and loves and relationships that bring us together this afternoon. Jes...
Friday, 15 April 2022

Look and See (Lam 1.12)

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A few meditations on the cross over the years to look at before another Good Friday passes by:  here ,  here ,  here ,  here   and here .  L...
Sunday, 10 April 2022

Palm Sunday

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Lo, your king comes to you…(Zec9.9)  
Monday, 4 April 2022

On One Thing after Another

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Something to gnaw on as we put some effort into the Passiontide upward call of God in Christ Jesus. The bones of a Passion Sunday sermon wit...
Sunday, 13 February 2022

Here and NOW: a Short Funeral Homily with reference to 1 Corinthians 15:20-58—for Kathleen Carlyle

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  “NOW is Christ risen from the dead” wrote St Paul in that passage Gillian just read. NOW. It’s built right in to the Order for the Burial ...
Sunday, 26 December 2021

The Last Time Boxing Day Was Also the First Sunday After Christmas—a Short Sermon with reference to Real Life, Is 63:7-9; Heb 2:10-18 and Mt 2:13-23

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  The last time the First Sunday after Christmas happened on Boxing Day was 2010. Possibly the lowest of all low Sundays. As I listened to t...